Kat & Muis #[nn]

Len Munnik's Kat & Muis charms from its very first glance, presenting a deceptively simple line-drawn cat clutching a tiny mouse in its folded arms — all rendered in confident, spare strokes against a clean white background. The minimalist style, with that single red ampersand punctuating the title, says everything about Munnik's wit: the eternal cat-and-mouse relationship distilled into one quietly smug pose. Published by De Harmonie in 2008, this Dutch-language collection is a lovely showcase of Munnik's ability to say so much with so little.